Created Equal Chapters 15-30

Each chapter ends with "Conclusion," "Sites to Visit," and "For Further Reading." 15. In the Wake of War: Consolidating a Triumphant Union, 1865-1877. The Struggle over the South. Claiming Territory for the Union. The Republican Vision and Its Limits. Connecting History: Two Presidents Impeached. VI. THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA, 1877-1900. 16. Standardizing the Nation: Innovations in Technology, Business, and Culture, 1877-1890. The New Shape of Business. The Birth of a National Urban Culture. Thrills, Chills, and Bathtubs: The Emergence of Consumer Culture. Defending the New Industrial Order. Interpreting History: Andrew Carnegie and the "Gospel of Wealth." 17. Challenges to Government and Corporate Power: Resistance and Reform, 1877-1890. Resistance to Legal and Military Authority. Revolt in the Workplace. Crosscurrents of Reform. 18. Political and Cultural Conflict in a Decade of Depression and War: The 1890s. Frontiers at Home, Lost and Found. The Search for Alliances. American Imperialism. Connecting History: Systems of Education. VII. REFORM AT HOME, REVOLUTION ABROAD, 1900-1929. 19. The Promise and Perils of Progressive Reform, 1900-1912. Migration and Immigration: The Changing Face of the Nation. Work, Science, and Leisure. Reformers and Radicals. Expanding National Power. Interpreting History:Defining Whiteness. 20. War and Revolution, 19121920. A World in Upheaval. The Great War and American Neutrality. The United States Goes to War. The Struggle to Win the Peace. 21. The Promise of Consumer Culture: The 1920s. The Decline of Reform. Hollywood and Harlem: National Cultures in Black and White. Science on Trial. The Business of Politics. Consumer Dreams and Nightmares. Interpreting History: Mario Puzo, The Fortunate Pilgrim. VIII. FROM DEPRESSION AND WAR TO WORLD POWER, 1929-1953. 22. Hardship and Hope in the 1930s: The Great Depression. The Great Depression. Presidential Responses to the Depression. The New Deal. A New Political Culture. Connecting History: Presidents and the Media. 23. Global Conflict: World War II, 1937-1945. Mobilizing for War. Pearl Harbor: The United States Enters the War. The Home Front. Race and War. Total War. 24. Cold War and Hot War, 1945-1953. The Uncertainties of Victory. The Quest for Security. A Cold War Society. The United States and Asia. Connecting History: The Origins of the Cold War. IX. THE COLD WAR AT FULL TIDE, 1953-1979. 25. Domestic Dreams and Atomic Nightmares, 1953-1963. Cold War, Warm Hearth. The Civil Rights Movement. The Eisenhower Years. Outsiders and Opposition. The Kennedy Era. Interpreting History: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring. 26. The Nation Divides: The Vietnam War and Social Conflict, 1964-1971. Lyndon Johnson and the Apex of Liberalism. Into War in Vietnam. The Movement. The Conservative Response. 27. Reconsidering National Priorities, 1972-1979. Twin Shocks: DÉtente and Watergate. Discovering the Limits of the U.S. Economy. Reshuffling Politics. Diffusing the Women's Movement. Connecting History: Energy Use in the United States. X. A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS, A GLOBAL ECONOMY, 1979-2001. 28. The Cold War Returns-and Ends, 1979-1991. Anticommunism Revived. Republican Rule at Home. Cultural Conflict. The End of the Cold War. 29. Post-Cold War America, 1991-2000. The Economy: Global and Domestic. Tolerance and Its Limits. Violence and Danger. The Clinton Presidency.[read more]